3rd Jun, 2025 10:00
Fine Jewellery and Watches
224
An 18ct yellow and white gold black opal doublet and diamond pendant
retailed by Joseph Bonnar of Edinburgh. An oval cabochon black opal doublet rub set to a plain collet with a trefoil cluster of brilliant cut diamonds rub set in white gold above, to a split bale. Suspended on an 18ct yellow gold palmier chain together with a pair of matched black opal doublet earrings from Joseph Bonnar of Edinburgh.
Pendant 26 x 10.80mm, chai 455mm long, 7.86g, earrings 1.58g
(2)
Accompanied by a copy of the purchase receipt from Joseph Bonnar dated 2002 stating Lightening Ridge black opal doublet pendant, and a copy of the purchase receipt from Joseph Bonnar dated 2004 stating Lightening Ridge black opal doublet earrings.
Take advantage of our Sworders Delivery Service. Please see 'Shipping estimate' below.
Sold for £750
Condition Report
PENDANT AND A PAIR OF EARRINGS (2)
Pendant:
The opal, by repute is from Lightening Ridge. Body colour: N3 Broad flash with straw or chaff. Blue, mauve, orange, green yellow, red.
Minor light surface marks to the mount.
Diamonds bright and lively.
The chain and the pendant Are both hallmarked 18ct gold.
The earrings stamped 14K
IN PERSON
To bid in person at auction for the first time please register for a bidding paddle in advance by filling out and submitting a registration form at our front desk. When registering in person we require photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence.
ABSENTEE BIDDING
If you cannot attend the auction in person we can bid on your behalf. You can leave an absentee bid on our website.
The amount you bid should be your maximum bid. We will bid up to that limit for you, and remember you may end up paying less than your limit, depending on other bidding on the day.
You can leave an absentee bid up to half an hour before the start of any sale. Please note when we receive two or more absentee bids for the same amount, the first bid received will be the one taken.
LEAVE COMMISSION BIDS ONLINE
If you would like to leave a commission bid on our website you can do so up until 30 minutes before the sale starts. Leaving a commission bid through sworder.co.uk is free for all registered clients. Thereafter you may register bank card details under your account in order to bid live. Click here to register an account.
BID LIVE ON sworder.co.uk
You can bid live at our auctions from the comfort of your home or office using bidding platform Sworders Live. It is easy to register and you can watch the auction live as it happens. A 'Bid Live' button will appear on the auction on our website homepage when a sale is live; simply click the button to sign in or register with your card details. There is no additional charge for this service.
For further instructions on registering to bid live, please click here.
TELEPHONE BIDDING
If you would like to bid by telephone please contact our team prior to the auction with your details of the lots you are interested in and your full name, address, telephone number(s) and email address. Once our team have entered your bid request you will receive an email confirmation. We will contact you during the sale and one of our team will bid live with you over the phone.
Please note that we normally offer this service for lots with an estimate of £500 or higher and all telephone bid requests must be received by close of business the day before the auction.
Auction: Fine Jewellery and Watches, 3rd Jun, 2025
Viewing
Viewing to be held at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8GE:
Thursday 29 May - 10.00am - 4.00pm
Friday 30 May - 10.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday 31 May - CLOSED
Sunday 1 June - 10.00am - 1.00pm
Monday 2 June - 10.00am - 4.00pm
Please select the shipping destination;
Buying a pre-loved, antique, or vintage item not only provides you with unique style and value for money but it also helps to reduce landfill, and the annual emissions of an antique or vintage piece can be as little as one sixteenth of those of its new equivalent!
Sworders is proud to be supporting the work of Antiques are Green - the movement that was founded in 2009 to promote “a greener future created from the past”. Read their fascinating carbon footprint study of a Georgian chest of drawers versus a modern equivalent here
Request A Valuation
Here at Sworders, we are happy to offer a free online valuation service. Please fill out the form and press the 'Submit' button below.
To help us with your valuation please attach clear photographs of the item where possible. You can submit up to 5.
Approximate dimensions are also useful. Expect to hear from the appropriate valuer as soon as possible.
